CVE-2024-5691 — MEDIUM (4.7)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-5691?

CVE-2024-5691 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-5691?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.

Vulnerability Description

By tricking the browser with a `X-Frame-Options` header, a sandboxed iframe could have presented a button that, if clicked by a user, would bypass restrictions to open a new window. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.

CVSS Score

4.7

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	< 127.0
Mozilla	Firefox Esr	< 115.12
Mozilla	Thunderbird	< 115.12

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-693

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1888695Issue TrackingPermissions Required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.htmlMailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.htmlMailing List
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1888695Issue TrackingPermissions Required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.htmlMailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.htmlMailing List
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-5691?

CVE-2024-5691 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 (MEDIUM). By tricking the browser with a `X-Frame-Options` header, a sandboxed iframe could have presented a button that, if clicked by a user, would bypass restrictions to open a new window. This vulnerability...

How severe is CVE-2024-5691?

CVE-2024-5691 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-5691?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.